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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day that Freddie Parr was found dead in the river, Mary confesses what to Tom?
(a) That she is pregnant from Tom, but told Dick it was Freddie's child.
(b) That she is about to run off to London to hide from her father.
(c) That she saw Freddie attack Dick the night before by the river bridge.
(d) That she pushed Freddie into the river.

2. Lewis Scott, the headmaster at the school where Tom Crick teaches, thinks history should be considered part of what other field?
(a) Liberal Arts.
(b) Geography.
(c) General Studies.
(d) Civics.

3. What does Tom Crick find in the river that he thinks caused the bruise that killed Freddie Parr?
(a) A cricket bat with an odd indentation and a label that reads F.P.
(b) A wrench Dick uses to fix his motorbike.
(c) A metal ball from a slingshot Tom has seen Jack Parr use to kill birds.
(d) A beer bottle from the defunct Atkinson brewery.

4. Which one of the following is NOT one of the ghosts that is said to haunt the marches along the River Leem?
(a) The Monk of Sudchurch.
(b) The Singing Swans of Wash Fen Mere.
(c) The Headless Ferryman of Staithe.
(d) The Grim Hound of Gargoyle Hall.

5. What is NOT one of the names the Atkinsons give their special-occasion ales?
(a) The Crimean Victory.
(b) The Golden Jubilee.
(c) The Grand '51.
(d) The Empress of India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Freddie Parr's father, Jack Parr, infamous for in the Gildsey area?

2. Who does Tom Crick think his wife Mary is having a love affair with in her old age?

3. What does Tom Crick tell his students is the difference between animals and humans?

4. What is the motto of the New Brewery in Gildsey?

5. How old is Sarah Atkinson when she dies?

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